Killing of John B. See

Killing of John B. See - On Wednesday, May 1, 1872, at 4 P. M., at Monticello, Berryessa Valley, John B. See was killed under the following circumstances: The See brothers, three in number, were standing in the street at Monticello, when Le Grande Thompson passed by. Some hard words passed between them, growing out of an old feud, when they agreed to fight it out there and then. Thompson and John B. See clinched, and after scuffling for awhile Thompson drew a dirk knife and cut See twice with it. Just then Granville Thompson, a brother of the one in the fight, rushed up and drew a pistol and shot, the ball taking effect in See's breast. See only lived a short time.

Source: [Lyman L. Palmer], History of Napa and Lake Counties, California (San Francisco: Slocum, Bowen & Co., 1881), page 152.

This record was transcribed by Regina Gualco and is posted on CAGenWeb with permission.

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